The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-03

evening.
ENGLISHS OPERA HOUSE-Corinn Opera Com.
pany in Arcadia, evening
THE MUSEUM-"Little Nugget" afternoon and
evening.
In Brief
The residence of Aionzo Smith, No 245 West
Ohio street, was damaged to the amount OF 500
by fire caused By defective fue, yesterday
morning.
This Street Railway Company has alaree force
of men employed in extending their track
South Meridian street The extension will be
nearly mile, and brings the street railway up
to the crossing of the Belt road.
f. A. Hawkins the North indianapolis opera
tor who temporarily lost his mind six weeks ago.
and left his post of duty, and who was subse-
quently sent to the insane hospital for treat
ment, was released yesterday cured.
The Art Association show of Lockwood pot
terry will take place on Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday March s, 8 and TO- at the house
of Dr. Hodges No. l52 North Meridian street,
and will be open from 10 A. Nj. to 6 p. NJ.
The Brownstown and Ewing Oil, Gas, Coal
and Water Company, with capital stock OF
$4,000 was incorporated yesterday. The direct
are John B. Burrell. Jonathan Robertson.
Charles H. Durland, r. II. Hays ana b. +. Nc.
Cain.
The following persons were licensed to marry
yesterday: benjamin J. Davis and Mollie War
field, Frederick d. Stackhouse and Alice NJ.
Thomson, William j. Prindle and Lizzie Log
den, William N. Davis and Laura w. Gresh,
Tyler Eaton and AIDA A. Huntington, Alonzo
Temper and Armita Steele, Charles Squires and
Alice Phillips.
THREATENING TO KILL HIS WIFE.
AL Murphy who attempted to commit suicide
last summer by jumping into the canal, is re-
ported to be temporarily insane again. His wife
was at the station house last evening and says he
is carrying revolver and continually threaten
ing to kill her. He no longer lives at his home
No 10 Bryant street but is stopping at No. l4S
East Washington street. The police were in
structed to lock him up whenever found
PRISON wAEpENs CAN'T PAY STATE CLAIMS.
SHOULD wardens of State prisons pay monies
which may be received by them9' is question
| asked Attorney general Kitchener by State
Auditor Carr. In reply, the Attorney general
says that the statutes clearly require that all
monies received by the wardens OF the prisons
shall be paid to the State Treasurer, and neces-
sarily. the wardens are deprived Of power to pay
| any claim out of funds of the State received by
| them. He advises the Auditor to require war
| dens to pay all money received by them into the
treasury and not permit them to pay any claims.
| CELEBRATED HORSES IN THE CITY.
| Seven fine stations from the stables of Sena-
tor Stanford, of Palo Alta Cal, arrived in the
city yesterday and will be rested at the stables
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| three are to be shipped to New York, two tc
! Michigan and one to Minnesota. but one remain
| ing in indianapolis that is the celebrated horse
| Anteros, purchased by Geo. Morrison, who has
returned from California for permanent resi-
| dence in Connersville. Anteros is noted in Cali
| fornia for his speed and beauty, and was one OF
| the most valuable animals in the extensive
| stables Of Senator Stanford.
GIRL ESCAPES FROM THE POLICE.
| Last week Cincinnati lady called upon Su
perintendent Colbert and asked his assistance ir
finding Dolly Jerreld Cincinnati girl who. il
was supposed, had entered upon life of shame
! in this city. The girl had been here but afte
| considerable effort Mr.. Colbert located her il
Cincinnati. and gave the lady the address. Tht
! Cincinnati papers of yesterday have a sensa
/ tional account of the arrest of the girl by tn
| police, and her subsequent escape from them
| They have been unable to find her. and it is sup
posed she has returned here. Her parent
formerly lived here, and were known as respect
| able people.
A GIRL BADLY scoRcHED.
Miss Belle Lowe. the eighteen year old dauchte
| of Sergeant John Lowe. of the police force
came near losing her life by fire last evening
She is clerk in j. NJ Mauer's grocery, corne
| of Indiana avenue and Blake street In kindlip
| o fire in the store stove she put in O. larg
| amount OF combustible material, and then SAT
urated it with coai-oiL When she touched
! match to the fuel there was an explosion. He
eyebrows and bangs were burned away, and he
face, hands and arms were badly scorehod. He
| apron caught fire, and but for the immediate a.
sistanee of those around she would probabl
| have burned to death.
EXCITED ABOUT A MISSING NAIL BAG.
There was considerable excitement anon
the mail agents at the depot ct noon yesterda
on account of the failure to find a mail ba
containing some valuables. The bag containe
mail that was made up at the depot office an
consigned to the office here The employees lef
it laying in the depot while unmatched for fe'
minutes, and when they returned for it, 1t wa
missing. Assistant Postmaster Dodd was CON
municated with. and had Superintendent Travi
detail man to look up the thief at once. d.
tective Haley was given the job, and had jus
reported at the depot when the bag turned up
the Office the carrier from the depot to the of1ic
having put it in his wagon unobserved.
ANOTHER MURDERED INFANT FOUND.
At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon farmer r.
siding south of the city was coming up Viii,
river bank to the city. when he found, near tn
site of the old rolling-mill a small wooden DO,
ten inches long by six wide and eight deep O,
of curiosity he opened it, and found it containe
we'll developed white female babe. The cor
ner WAS notified, and had the infant sent to Ri
ley & Hedees's undertaking establishment. Il
will hold an inquest this morning The remain
had evidently been in the water several day
and had been carried to the shore by the he
water recently The body is so badly decOn
posed that it is impossible to tell whether a
the infant had been killed by violence
NOT INSANE BIJT O1-HEAnED